Pallas Athena

Jan Saenredam

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a black and white illustration of a muscular woman with long wavy hair, wearing a helmet and holding a spear. The woman is shirtless, wearing only a cloth wrapped around her waist and draped over her left shoulder. She has on a helmet with a plume on top, and carries a shield in her left hand, with a head with an open mouth on it. In her right hand is a long spear. Behind her on the right is an owl perched on clouds. Behind her on the left is a winged figure. The background consists of wavy lines. There is writing in Latin at the bottom of the image.